Battle of Ostrovno
Part of French invasion of Russia (1812)
Date July 25 - July 27, 1812 Location Ostrovna, Governorate of Vitebsk, Belarus Result Indecisive French victory; Russian strategic success
Combatants
Russian Empire	First French Empire
Commanders
General Ostermann-Tolstoy	Joachim Murat, King of Naples
Strength
14,000 - 20,000 troops	22,000 to 28,000
Casualties
3,000 killed and wounded, 800 prisoners, eight guns	3,300

The Battle of Ostrovno took place on July 25 and 26 1812, between the French corps of Marshal Ney and Prince Eugene, with Marshal Murat's cavalry, and the Russian corps of Count Alexander Osterman and Pyotr Konovnitsyn. The Russians repelled the attacks of the outnumbering enemy, giving Barclay de Tolly a three-day advantage over the French. Russian forces lost 3,000 killed and wounded, 800 prisoners and eight guns. French losses were about the same. Combatants First French Empire Russian Empire Commanders Napoleon Eugène de Beauharnais Jérôme Bonaparte Jaques MacDonald Karl Philipp Alexander I of Russia Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly Pyotr Bagration Strength 771,500 troops 900,000 troops Casualties 300,000 French 70,000 Poles 50,000 Italians 80,000... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 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